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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Anna Henke Nimitz, February 11, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Anna Henke Nimitz, February 11, 1911]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his mother in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Narwhal (SS-17) in Norfolk, Virginia, sends birthday greetings. He encourages his mother to get a train ticket to Washington DC so they can visit for a while.
Date: February 11, 1911
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz thanks his parents for a box he received, which he took with him to Massachusetts to share with the Freeman family. He mentions spending Christmas in Wollaston with the Freeman clan.
Date: December 30, 1911
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Anna Henke Nimitz, February 11, 1911] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Anna Henke Nimitz, February 11, 1911]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his mother in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Narwhal (SS-17) in Norfolk, Virginia, sends birthday greetings. He encourages his mother to get a train ticket to Washington DC so they can visit for a while.
Date: February 11, 1911
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz thanks his parents for a box he received, which he took with him to Massachusetts to share with the Freeman family. He mentions spending Christmas in Wollaston with the Freeman clan.
Date: December 30, 1911
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note and Mortgage from W. H. Bonnell to Charles Schreiner] (open access)

[Promissory Note and Mortgage from W. H. Bonnell to Charles Schreiner]

Promissory note from W. H. Bonnell to Charles Schreiner worth $1,047 "in United States Gold Coin of the present standard weight and fineness" with a ten percent interest rate until paid. Also included is a certified copy of the chattel mortgage agreement between the two men in which it states that Bonnell will put up his property as collateral until the debt to Schreiner has been fully paid off.
Date: March 24, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire stretcher tool for use in building wire fences.
Date: April 18, 1911
Creator: Gibbens, Andrew J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Film Developing, Fixing, and Washing Apparatus. (open access)

Film Developing, Fixing, and Washing Apparatus.

Patent for a film developing, fixing, and washing tank.
Date: August 8, 1911
Creator: Nyč, Frederick Francis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History